Toledo, fueled by the high-screen action involving 6-11 reserve forward Luke Knapke and 6-4 Sanford, surged to a 58-48 advantage with 8:43 left in the second half. The Rockets built a 63-51 cushion by the 6:44 mark.

The RedHawks' full-court press helped them scramble back into it. Miami pulled within 65-61 with 1:55 left. Twenty seconds later, Miami missed two 3-point attempts, either of which could have cut the deficit to one.

Miami guard Nike Sibande drilled a deep, topside 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to finally cut the deficit to one -- 70-69. Coming out of a timeout, Miami fouled Sanford, who missed the first free throw and made the second.

Sibande, guarded closely by Sanford, missed a topside 3-pointer in the final two seconds. Toledo rebounded and the horn sounded.